The bitter sting of gasoline wafted through the window and mixed with the rambunctious aura that always follows high school students. Sweaty teens cloaked in heavy uniforms talked and laughed and shouted. Various snacks were being eaten. A bag full of orange peels laid discarded on the floor. The sudden pop of a permanent marker signified that ~someone~ was going to wake up with a pleasant surprise on their face. Around the center of the bus a bag of cherries was being passed around, another bag for the pits. The sour fruitiness of pitted cherries zipped with the wind and lingered throughout.
A long green chain had been forged from the stems, knotted and more beautiful that Sean's life.
In the back of the bus a high singsong voice giggle UNLIKE SEAN as the girls dark-haired friend yelled OHMYGODFLORA.
Sean rolled his eyes. These freshmen were starting to get on his nerves. He turned to his best friend, Alex, and say that he was playing a game with cats, as usual. What a boring, ordinary day. A wave of drowsiness washed over him, and Sean closed his eyes. Unfortunately, his rest was short lived.
"SEAN SEAN SEAN I NEED HELP BLEH" Josephine flailed.
Before Sean could respond, and rumble shook the bus. The students looked around, some in terror, some in a completely laughing and humorous manner. But then the ground moved again, this time jerking the entire city to its knees. The latter group of kids instantly began screaming out of pure fright. Sean observed as the world fell apart, chaos reigning the land.
As the bus continued its tumult down the road, two seats unlocked themselves from the bus and crashed through the wall. Only then did Sean realize he might die alongside his best friend in the next moment, as well as two girls he kinda-maybe knew. (They're a little annoying tbh)
They didn't die, but instead were launched next to a pony full of lily pads and minnows. The ducks that were floating on the water's surface were frightened and flew away.
